The gate of Johila Dam in Umaria opened for the first time in the season
Red alert for heavy rain in MP-Chattisgarh
New Delhi/Bhopal. Cloudburst again occurred in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday. Cloudburst caused flood in Pin Valley of Lahaul Spiti. A woman was washed away in it. According to the District Disaster Management Authority, a total of 53 people are missing and six bodies have been recovered till Saturday after cloudburst and flash floods in Kullu, Mandi and Shimla areas of Himachal Pradesh. On the other hand, DDMA Special Secretary DC Rana said that more than 60 houses were washed away and many villages were severely affected by the floods. On the other hand, the Meteorological Department has issued a red alert regarding heavy rains in MP, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Maharashtra. Flood situation persists in many districts of MP. Gangrel Dam of Dhamtari in Chhattisgarh is 86 percent full.
The spell of rain continues in MP on Saturday as well. It has been drizzling in Bhopal since morning. 20 families were rescued from the banks of the Kaliyasot river. A 14-year-old boy was swept away in the drain of Sukhi Sewania. 9 gates of the Tawa Dam have been opened in Narmadapuram. Water is being released into the Narmada River. A gate of the Johila Dam in Umaria was opened for the first time in the season. Here, a kutcha house collapsed due to rain in Gadarwara of Narsinghpur. 8 members of the family were buried under the rubble. Two died, while five people including three children are injured. At the same time, one child is completely safe. It has been drizzling in Indore since morning. Water is flowing two feet above the bridge of the Bahari river connecting Vidisha and Ashoknagar. Natural springs have burst in Raisen. Today, on Saturday, there is a red alert for very heavy rain in 12 districts – Sehore, Raisen, Narmadapuram, Narsinghpur, Chhindwara, Seoni, Mandla, Balaghat, Dindori, Anuppur, Sheopur and Shivpuri. At the same time, there is an orange alert for heavy rain in 23 districts including Bhopal and Jabalpur.
The bridge over the Jharp river collapsed
The bridge on the Jharp river on the dry road in Byahari of Shahdol district broke down due to rain. Due to this, more than 50 villages lost contact with Byahari. On Saturday, administrative officials barricaded the bridge and stopped traffic. Police force has been deployed.
The gate of Johila river dam opened
A gate of the dam of Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station in Umaria was opened by 0.5 meters. The gate of this dam built on Johila river has been opened for the first time. The backwater of Narmada river has started increasing in Barwani. On Saturday afternoon, for the first time in the season, the backwater of Narmada reached above 122 meters at Rajghat. Due to this, water reached below the umbrellas built on the new ghat. The danger mark here is 123.280 meters.
Vidisha’s Kyotan river is in spate
Vidisha’s Kyotan river is in spate. Water has come on the bridge on Udaipur-Bayauda road. Due to water coming on the bridge which is about 80 feet high, the police has stopped traffic from 11 am. Before this, people were seen taking out their vehicles.